COOK COUNTY, IL – A Harvey man has been charged with home invasion after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he broke into a woman’s home and physically assaulted her, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on May 27,...
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Hanover Park Man Charged with Multiple Felonies After Attempt to Meet Minor for Sex
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Hanover Park man who believed he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex is now facing multiple felony charges including traveling to meet a minor and grooming following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit, Cook...
Sheriff’s Police Assigning Dedicated Safety Patrols Over Holiday Weekend
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be assigning dedicated safety patrols in Chicago and the suburbs this Memorial Day weekend, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. “Public safety is, and always has been, our top priority,” Sheriff Dart said. “We...
Sheriff’s Office’s Community Resource Center Serves as Bridge to Connect Teens to Services Amid National Mental Health Crisis
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the number of juveniles in need of mental health services continues to increase, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind teens and their loved ones that the Sheriff’s Office’s Community Resource Center (CRC) stands ready to help connect...
Convicted Sex Offender Charged with Multiple Child Pornography Felonies
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted sex offender has been charged with solicitation, dissemination, and possession of child pornography after investigators found sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 on his cellphone, Cook County Sheriff Thomas...
Sheriff’s Office Collects Bulletproof Vests and Supplies for Ukraine
COOK COUNTY, IL - Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) have come together to contribute and assemble supplies and safety equipment for the war-torn country of Ukraine. More than 10,000 items including bulletproof vests and thousands of other things...
Sheriff Dart Applauds Gov. Pritzker for Signing Ghost Gun Ban
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign into law legislation proposed by the Sheriff that will combat the growing proliferation of untraceable “ghost guns” that are being used in violent crimes. “Gov....
Chicago Woman Charged with Gunrunning
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a Chicago woman has been charged with gunrunning after an investigation found she purchased firearms for her boyfriend, a convicted felon on Electronic...
Des Plaines Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Endangerment of his Infant Son
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 40-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment resulting in the death of a child, after his one-month-old son allegedly died of drug poisoning while in his care, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On May...
1,414 Pounds of Prescription Drugs Collected by Sheriff’s Office, DEA
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office collected 1,414 pounds of pills during recent National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events, which allow residents to safely dispose of potentially harmful medications, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. “We...